The organizers of this summer’s America’s Cup sailing competition unveiled plans Tuesday for a temporary outdoor waterfront concert venue located between Piers 27/29 on San Francisco’s waterfront.

As key component of the plan will be a partnership with local concert promoter Live Nation. The partnership will launch with a concert at the new amphitheater featuring Sting.

Tickets for the concert, part of Sting’s critically acclaimed Back to Bass world tour, will go on sale beginning Friday, February 22nd at Ticketmaster.com. Additional events will be announced throughout the concert season that runs through October.

The America’s Cup Concert Series is a major live entertainment initiative in support of the America's Cup Park on the Embarcadero, intended to create a vibrant, public space with a full range of activities for sailors and non-sailors alike, organizers said in a prepared statement.

The new, temporary, 9,000 seat venue will be centered in the America's Cup Park on Piers 27/29 and will host a wide range of events including concerts, family shows, community and business events, comedy, as well as America's Cup race activities and viewing sessions.

The America’s Cup Concert Series will run throughout the summer of 2013 and coincide with the Louis Vuitton Cup (the America’s Cup Challenger Series), the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup and the America’s Cup Finals. “The America’s Cup is one of the world’s great sporting events and by partnering with Live Nation we can create a fun atmosphere with both entertainment and educational opportunities in the family-friendly environment of the America’s Cup Park,” said Stephen Barclay, CEO of the 34th America’s Cup, said in a prepared statement. “San Francisco’s storied music history is part of the fabric of this great community and we plan to continue to celebrate music and culture as part of the America’s Cup.”

The stage and seating on Piers 27/29 will allow America’s Cup organizers to host a range of both ticketed and non-ticketed events. In addition to a full music line-up, the amphitheatre will offer daytime shows featuring educational topics themed around the America’s Cup and race viewing opportunities on a large screen. Construction is set to begin in spring of 2013 with the first events anticipated by mid-May 2013 and running through October 2013.